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In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran gets nuclear weapons to the detriment of the entire world. "And lots of them," he added in an appearance before a packed House chamber that drew loud applause from Republicans and a more restrained reaction from Democrats. "Iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted," no matter what it says about permitting verification of the terms of any accord designed to prevent it from getting such weapons, he said. "The...

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In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran gets...

Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama doesn't understand his nation's vital security concerns.
"American leaders worry...

Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland announced she will not seek a 6th term in the U.S. Senate.
Mikulski is the longest serving woman in the history of Congress and a tough, no-nonsense lawmaker who rose to the leadership of the powerful...

President Barack Obama last week vetoed legislation that would have greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline, linking Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Senate lacks the votes to override Obama's veto. Yet Keystone isn't dead. Both Democrats...

The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration, foundation...

Lawyers and judges will eventually determine the meaning and implications of the arcane legalese in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act the Indiana Senate passed this week and sent to the House of Representatives. To get a sense of what's at stake in...

SPOILER ALERT: This discusses the first three episodes of the third season of "House of Cards."
"House of Cards," which stars Kevin Spacey as machinating politician Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his Lady Macbeth, Claire,...

President Barack Obama on Thursday celebrated what he called "the central role that African-Americans have played in every aspect of American life."
Obama was joined by his wife, Michelle, as they hosted a White House reception for Black...

The White House is threating to veto a Republican bill to fix the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law that is set for debate in the House on Wednesday, calling it "a significant step backwards." Republicans say the bill would restore...

Last week, 23 House Democrats asked Speaker John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, to postpone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress scheduled for March 3. But it is absolutely clear that the speaker will neither...

For years, municipal leaders fretted as former Gov. Pat Quinn continually talked about cutting state funding to cities by around 20 percent.
But he never did it.
In recent days, though, those leaders have been huddled in their bunkers, because...

The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter...

Samsung warns that its Web-connected TVs can collect private conversations. The announcement thwarted U.S. plans to give visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel a Samsung TV as a show of trust and friendship.
No one needs a TV that can track every...

For most of Barack Obama's meteoric political career, David Axelrod was the guy. He was the rumpled fella over there in the corner plotting the next move. How to spin it, sell it, defend it, bury it. Whatever the occasion called for. It was Axelrod who...

White House officials are trying to address concerns in Congress about President Barack Obama's request for authorization to use military force against the Islamic State group, setting up the first war vote in Congress in 13 years on the heels of...

President Barack Obama's top economists say that even as the U.S. has managed to kick start a lasting and growing recovery, modest wage gains are far from making up for decades of paycheck stagnation for middle-class workers. The White House, in its...

AURORA, Ill. - Last year, Senate Bill 16 was proposed to change the way public schools are funded. This year, the proposal's sponsor, state Senator Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, has reintroduced a new bill to address school funding in Illinois, Senate...

Americans care too little about education and too much about diplomas.
Here in Springfield, we extol the virtues of Abraham Lincoln, our state's native son, who despite having little formal schooling was able to teach himself. This nation has never had a...

The Republican-controlled Congress cleared a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure.The House passed the bill on a 270-152 vote, endorsing...

SAN FRANCISCO — Kate Brown, Oregon's secretary of state, was sworn in as governor Wednesday, replacing John Kitzhaber, who resigned last week after his fiancee was accused of using his office to generate consulting business.
Brown, D, pledged not to seek...